Omaha daily bee., 1887-03-05


them the right to build, purchase and lease
lines in the state in their own names, with
out doing 1t under some other name. lie
saw nothing in the bill against the interests
OF the state and was in favor of its passage
without amendment
Mr.. Fuller moved that the committee re-
port progress on the bill and ask leave to sit
again upon il. He said If there was a ques-
ton raised as to corporations becoming In
corporated under the laws of the state that
was sufficient to bear investigation. and 1t
looked as If that were, the point against the
bill. If not, it would develop later The
btil allowed foreign corporations to purchase
and control lines of railroad in the state, and
there was serious question as to issuing
giants to 60 into the United States courts and
sue them or not. The bill GU sht TO 90 over
for further consideration.
Mr.. Moore said as he understood it the
effect would be to authorize such railroad
company, upon being sued, to transfer the
case to the United States courts. lie was
unable to see wherein the bill would be of
advantage to the people of the state, but
could see where it would be of advantage to
| the railroads. BY virtue of their beng for
| eign corporations they are authorized to 20
| to the higher courts. As state corporations
| they could not do So Under our state con-
| they incorporated under the state law. lie
quoted the constitution in support of this
statement. The bill was against litigantS
in the state courts and would be productive
of immense expense to them. AS it is now
the roads must abide by the decision of the
state courts. He objected to the bill.
MI. Fuller's motion to further consider was
then carried and tht committee then arose.
The house bill reviewed above to erect and
maintain an institution for incurable insane
at Hastings was passed.
The house bill compelling insurance COM
panleS TO pay taxes on premiums taken IN
| the state In excess of expenses, was passed.
The senate then adjourned until 10 O'Clock
| tomorrow.
NOTES.
| Mr.. Coneer says he will get even with the
| senate for cutting off his committee clerk.
| He will dosit in this way: lie will pay the
clerk So per day-out OF his own pocket.
dustrious page in the senate. The boys are
too much inclined to be boys in business
| hours.
| An elevated platform should be built on
| either side of the presidents desk for the re-.
porters, who are very poorly. provided for.
| The senators should not forget that the n> VS..
| papers greatly assist them in making a
record, The reporters, claims .s, were =, much
| the new. Give the boys chance.
| One OF the sad realities noticeable at this
| stage of the session is the hopelessness of the
cause of woman suffrage. The ladies who
! ought to have been men seem to have aban-
| dOned the work of reformation and consigned
the state to inevitable doom.
| The members are very much disturbed over
| the appearance for the past thirty days of a
mysterious reporter in the gallery Some
! think he is here in tile interest of the anarch-
| lists. Look out for bombs.
| Mr.. Lindsay's bill to limit the number of
| employees and officers of the senate to fifty is
| very meritorious measure and should re-
| ceive the support of every senator. 1t is il
| the interest of the taxpayers against the
| chronic Ofiice-seeker.
| Some OF the senators at times have not
| energy enough to vote audibly.
Doings in the House.
LINCOLN, Neb., March 4.-[Specal Tele-
gram to the BEE MIR. Peters OF Boone,
| from the special committee on employees, re-
ported that the business Of the house required
thirty-seven employees. The names of these
it presented, with the suggestion that they
be retained. This provoked a spirited dis
cussion, in which many members took part
because the fOrty-seyen assistants whose
names were not recommended seemed 10
stand in danger of being discharged.
Mr.. Jeary, from the committee on en-
crossed and enrolled bills, said it would be
false economy to discharge the clerks Of that
body.
Mr.. KEEPER of Pierce secured the reconmit-
ment OF house roll 457, relating to recorders
fees. indefinitely postponed yesterday.
The chair signed house rolls l2l and So
Mr.. Peters moved the adoption OF his re-
Mr.. Watson OF Otoe moved that it be not
Mr.. Kinney of Webster thought they had
already wrangled too long over the subject.
| Mr.. Randall wanted to know what it all
meant; Were they playing ,, out some other her
braSka? lie wanted the SupertluouS employees
discharged immediately.
Mr. Watson knew the committee had not
given the subject the attention it deserved.
They certainly had not spoken to him about
the work of the claims committee, with its
hundreds of bills.
Mr.. Caldwell knew that the work that re-
time and expense toward the close, from
twenty.four to thirty en- crossing clerks.
Mr. Miller OF Butler favored the report.
Mr. Smyth OF Douglas moved to recon-
| nit the report and the committee he in.
structed to invite the chairmen of the several
committees to set forth their need for cleri-
cal assistance. There was no doubt that the
claims committee needed clerks and there
We're committees reported who had been al
lowed clerks and who did not need them.
| 1t was announced that the governor had
signed house roll II for the relief of ,Otoe
county and that the senate had passed the
house rolls PAT, establishing soldiers home
at Grand Island. and ls2, paying Pat Hawes
his commission.
mitment and Mr.. Pemberton of Jefferson
showed the state would have been $50 ahead
II the house had never considered the Ques
ton.
| MT. Nlcn0l protested against tnlS dlScnarge
of his clerk, and Mr.. Brown of Hitchcock
wanted to get home early and the question
decided before leaving.
Mr.. Peters said they had special reasons
for NOT asking the chairmen about theii
clerks. Some OF the latter were partners ano
| relatives of the chairmen.
| host of motions and amendments fol
lowed and the result was the force was re
duced by fourteen, seven of whom are page:
at Sl,iO per day, seven clerks at SO per day
making saving OF S3l. so per day.
MeSsrs. WhitmOre and Russell forcibly ar
raigned the house for the cOwardce 1t dis
played in treating the Snell-McKenna con
, tested election report. AS a consequence
the same was made special order for Tues
day at o'clock. The Lincoln charter wa
made special order for the same day at II
O'Clock. Recess till . o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Mr. Whitmore called for the special order
the Snell-Mckenna contested election.
Mr.. McConaughy of Polk asked 10 be ex
cused until Tuesday. Messrs. Whitmore
, Smyth and Truesdell objected until actor
should be taken on tn subject OF the specia
| order.
Mr. McConaughy disclaimed any intention
, to dodge vote upon the election case. Blu
he desired to attend to certain business an
ii was the iirst time lie had asked to be eX
| cused.
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